Proverbs 1:7-19 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:8

My son, hear the instruction of thy father . The transition in this verse from what may be regarded as filial obedience towards God to filial obedience towards parents is suggestive of the moral Law. The same admonition, in a slightly altered form, occurs again in Proverbs 6:1-35 ; "My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother" (cf. also Proverbs 4:1 ). My son ; בְּנִבי ( beni ) from בֵּן ( ben ), "a son." The form of address here adopted... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:8-9

Filial piety The teacher speaks under the assumed form of a father, like St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 4:15 ; Philemon 1:10 ), to give the more affectionate zest to his appeal. And the word "mother" is brought in by poetical parallelism, enhancing the parental image, We may include the parent and the teacher in one conception. The duty owed to both is analogous. And the teacher may be at the same time the parent. I. DUTY TO PARENTS AND EARLY TEACHERS COMES NEXT TO ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:8-9

The duty and the beauty of filial piety The wise teacher here commends to us the excellency of the filial spirit. And it is worthy of notice that he exhorts the young to be obedient to their mother as well as mindful of the counsels of their father. We think of— I. THE DUTY OF FILIAL PIETY , based upon and arising from: 1 . The relation itself. It is enough that our parents are our parents, and that we are their offspring. On that simple ground it behoves us to listen and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:8-19

1. First admonitory discourse. Warning against enticements to robbery and bloodshed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:9

For they (shall be) an ornament of grace unto thy head. The sentiment here expressed is put forward as an inducement to youth to observe obedience towards the instruction of the father and the law of the mother, and the meaning is that, just as in popular opinion ornaments and jewels are supposed to set off the personal form, so obedience towards parents in the ways of virtue embellishes the moral character (Bayne, Cartwright, Holden). An ornament of grace ; Hebrew, לִוְיַת ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice thee. (As to the form of address, see Proverbs 1:8 .) It is here used because the writer is passing to a warning against bad company, and hence the term is emphatic, and intended to call especial attention to what is said. It is repeated again in Proverbs 1:15 , at a further stage in this address, with the same view. Sinners ; חַטָּאִים ( khattaim ) , the plural of חַטָּא ( khatta ) , from the root חָטָּא ( khata ) , properly "to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10

Temptation I. HOW THE TEMPTATION COMES . 1 . From sinners. 2 . By enticements. Sin is made to be attractive; and it is most important for all of us to know that there are pleasures in sin, in order that we may not be surprised at the discovery of them. The fruit is palatable, though, like apples of Sodom, it soon turns to ashes. If it were not so, who would run the risk of tasting it? If stolen waters were not sweet, who would choose to wear the brand of a thief on his... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10-19

Warnings against the evils of the time An unsettled time, one of violence and insecurity of life, appears to be indicated, such as has only its occasional parallel in our society. Yet the perverted impulses which lead to open crime are those which induce every species of dishonesty and more subtle attacks upon the life or property of others. We may thus draw from a particular description some general lessons. But it seems to give more point and force to the passage if we view it as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10-19

The peril and the wisdom of youth: a sermon to the young Hew many human lives are nothing better than failures! How many souls are there that "make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience"! Over how many of the children of men do the wise and the holy mourn, as those who might have done well and wrought good, but who have turned aside to folly, guilt, and ruin! As a rule, these have gone astray in their younger days. Temptation assailed them when they were comparatively unarmed, attacked... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:11

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood. The teacher here puts into the mouth of the sinners, for the sake of vivid representation, the first inducement with which they seek to allure youth from the paths of rectitude, viz. privacy and concealment (Cartwright, Wardlaw). Both the verbs אָרַב ( arav ) and צָפַן , ( tzaphan ) mean "to lay in wait" (Zockler). The radical meaning of arav, from which נֶאֶרְבָה ( neerevah ) , "let us lay in wait" (Authorized... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:8

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:10-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:11

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